Tray attachment for a ladder

Abstract

A tool tray support adapted for placement on the top step of a ladder, the support comprising a receptacle for storing construction material and at least one opening formed in the receptacle for supporting a hand tool. The receptacle includes a plurality of cells, the cells dedicated to storing hand tools or materials, thereby maintaining order and organization. The openings are formed so that the elongated portion of the hand tool is inserted therethrough, and the widest portion of the hand tool is suspendingly impinged by the narrower opening. The support includes an electrical cord electrically coupled with an integral electrical outlet, thereby providing electricity from a source to the integral electrical outlet for providing power to an electrical hand tool.

1. A tool tray support adapted for placement on a top step of a ladder, said support comprises:
 a rigid receptacle having a plurality of cells provided as a means to store construction material and an attachable lid thereon; 
 at least one aperture formed through a top of said receptacle to support a suspended hand tool; and 
 a pair of members, a first end of said pair of members is permanently affixed to a length of said support at one end and the second of said pair of members is removably attached to said length of said support at the opposite end; 
 wherein said pair of members are flexible elastic bands that clip and bound said support about a length of said top step. 
 
   
   
     2. The support of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of cells comprises:
 a first cell having a plurality of different sized compartments that separate and contain said materials in the internal spaces formed by the attachable lid; and, 
 a second uncovered cell that extends beyond the length of said top step to provide a means to accommodate and to support a tool suspended through said at least one aperture. 
 
   
   
     3. The support of  claim 2 , wherein said plurality of different sized compartments accommodate the storage of said materials including screws, washers and nuts. 
   
   
     4. The support of  claim 2 , wherein a plurality of different sized apertures are comprised on said second cell to support a plurality of different sized tools. 
   
   
     5. The support of  claim 2 , wherein said plurality of cells further comprises a third uncovered cell that extends beyond the length of said top step opposite said second cell to provide a means to accommodate and to support at least one additional hand tool suspended through at least one additional aperture. 
   
   
     6. The support of  claim 1  further comprises a plurality of apertures formed through said receptacle to support a plurality of suspended hand tools. 
   
   
     7. The support of  claim 1  further comprises an electrical cord that extends from said receptacle to be plugged into an independent electrical outlet, said electrical cord is provided as a means to supply electricity to an electric hand tool through an integral electrical outlet comprised on a wall of said receptacle. 
   
   
     8. The support of  claim 1  further comprises a transport handle that pivots away from said support to form a hook that supports a hanged cloth when said support is utilized. 
   
   
     9. A kit comprising the combination of:
 a tool tray support adapted for placement on a top step of a ladder, said support comprises a rigid receptacle provided as a means to store construction material and a plurality of apertures formed through a top of said receptacle to support suspended hand tools; 
 a first end of a pair of members permanently affixed to a length of said support at one end and a second end of said pair of members removably attached to said length at the opposite end, said pair of members are flexible elastic bands that clip and bound said support about the length of said top step; 
 a plurality of different sized hand tools, each one of said plurality of hand tools is suspended from one of the corresponding sized plurality of apertures; and 
 a plurality of materials stored in a plurality of different sized compartments comprised on said receptacle, said compartments separate and contain said materials in internal spaces formed by means of an attachable lid. 
 
   
   
     10. The support of  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of apertures are comprised on an uncovered portion of said receptacle that extends beyond the length of said top step to provide a means to support said plurality of tools suspended through said plurality of apertures.